Consolidated performance for 6 months ended Sep 18

For 6 months ended Sep 18, consolidated net sales were up by 42% to Rs 996.43 crore. OPM was up by 10bps and stood at 13% resulting in a 42% increase in OP to Rs 129.23 crore. Other income was up by 39% to Rs 6.58 crore. Interest cost was up by 52% at Rs 24.83 crore and depreciation was up by 8% to Rs 22.90 crore. Thus, PBT was up by 51% to Rs 88.08 crore. After providing total tax of Rs 23.98 crore, PAT for 6 months ended Sep 18 stood at Rs 64.10 crore. After providing share of loss from JV of Rs 5 lakh and MI of Rs 11.26 crore, consolidated PAT for 6 months ended Sep 18 stood at Rs 52.79 crore, up by 50% YoY.